So Long, Cigs: Michelle Obama Praises CVS For Pulling Tobacco

I disagree... A business has the right to discriminate against any group of people no matter the topic if it so chooses.
People even have a right to boycott said business and express their displeasure vocally.

The only time when it should become an actual issue... Is when Government tries to do it.

I don't understand why a large corporation exercising their right to carry what they want is a "liberal agenda" thing. Isn't it ironic that
anti-liberals are the ones saying they shouldn't do this? Shouldn't you be supporting their decision? I bet if they were choosing not to sell
birth control, those same people would be saying "it's their damned right!"

We aren't allowed to choose our poison anymore. They want us on medications that dope you then kill you. Cigarettes are notropics so they make you
smarter while kill you. But they also protect you from some chemical weapons. I guess they want everyone to live in fear.

I don't understand why a large corporation exercising their right to carry what they want is a "liberal agenda" thing. Isn't it ironic that
anti-liberals are the ones saying they shouldn't do this? Shouldn't you be supporting their decision? I bet if they were choosing not to sell birth
control, those same people would be saying "it's their damned right!"

It's a "liberal agenda thing" because of this as quoted in the OP-

a move swiftly embraced by President Barack Obama and the first lady on Wednesday as a step that would save lives and promote good health.

That and the fact that the liberals want to ban e-cigs for some reason, don't ask me why..

It SHOULDN'T be a "liberal thing", but this president and his wife like to poke their nose into every little issue while his minions cheer and praise
him. It's pretty freakin freaky and weird if you ask me.

I don't understand why a large corporation exercising their right to carry what they want is a "liberal agenda" thing. Isn't it ironic that
anti-liberals are the ones saying they shouldn't do this? Shouldn't you be supporting their decision? I bet if they were choosing not to sell
birth control, those same people would be saying "it's their damned right!"

Their business. Their right.

I just enjoy the hypocrisy of the left that applauds this, but hates on Hobby Lobby or that bakery in Colorado.

Oh yeah, they also applauded that restaurant chain that said no guns. Then it was their business, their right.

Trust me as a Socialist it does not get any funnier than when Conservatives get all mad at a corporation and over such ridiculous things and are
completely silent and worshipful when they exploit millions of people. If you understood one goddamned thing about Socialism you would also understand
that businesses can sell or say or not sell and not say anything they like.

Exploitation of the people ?

Like them big pharma state mandated birth control pills, and free homes,free cell phones, free education, free everything, robbing from the rich so
the less rich can go out and buy all the corporate products their hearts desire.

That is damn right hysterical at the 'socialist's' corporate fascism, and how it flies in the face of saying their belief in 'evolution' where they
clearly don't.

Social engineering the environment to suit the individual. Instead of the individual EVOLVING.

I don't understand why a large corporation exercising their right to carry what they want is a "liberal agenda" thing. Isn't it ironic that
anti-liberals are the ones saying they shouldn't do this? Shouldn't you be supporting their decision? I bet if they were choosing not to sell
birth control, those same people would be saying "it's their damned right!"

Yes wrong...
Lip service is saying one thing and doing another that isn't in the direction of what was stated.

They chose to stop selling cigarettes based on their beliefs.
They never said: "We are no longer going to sell anything that can kill you".

In regards to diet pills and the industry;

A total of twenty nine cases of liver failure and acute hepatitis have been reported in Hawaii in the last six months, all of them linked to dietary
supplements. The Department of Health had been reluctant to pinpoint any specific supplement in the past, but now acknowledges that at least 24 of the
patients reported using OxyELITE Pro before being hospitalized.

So a single product had 29 reported linked cases to liver failure... Of which, 1 resulted in death.
I wouldn't call that a cause for concern... Hell, even CDC have a minimum infected (and death) number before they get involved unless specifically
called.

It is a 40 billion dollar industry.

It may be a $40B industry, but that $40B isn't on Diet Pills... Most of it goes into Books, Foods, Supplements, Businesses (Gyms, Spas) et c.

And you haven't addressed Pharmaceutical drugs... I went back through all your posts in this thread to make sure.
You don't mention them ONCE.
The only time the part of the word ("pharma"), used by you is in description that the company is a pharmacy.

Well, in response to the OP, it actually doesn't make any sense at all for a pharmaceutical company to sell cigarettes.

Pharmacies are in the business of promoting health and healthy lifestyle choices, and cigarettes are not part of this in any way at all.

You think it's all part of some liberal agenda because someone decided to stop selling cigarettes? Are your beliefs in your right wing agenda that
fragile that even the simple stopping of selling a certain product is a threat?

I don't understand why a large corporation exercising their right to carry what they want is a "liberal agenda" thing. Isn't it ironic that
anti-liberals are the ones saying they shouldn't do this? Shouldn't you be supporting their decision? I bet if they were choosing not to sell
birth control, those same people would be saying "it's their damned right!"

It's a "liberal agenda thing" because of this as quoted in the OP-

a move swiftly embraced by President Barack Obama and the first lady on Wednesday as a step that would save lives and promote good health.

That and the fact that the liberals want to ban e-cigs for some reason, don't ask me why..

It SHOULDN'T be a "liberal thing", but this president and his wife like to poke their nose into every little issue while his minions cheer and
praise him. It's pretty freakin freaky and weird if you ask me.

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So because a retail chain decided to practice their freedom of commerce, it becomes a "liberal" thing just because a liberal puts her stamp of
approval on it?

I think it's a dumb decision but nobody made them do it. As far as the E-cigs getting hate, that's not a strictly democrat thing, either. I'm a
nicotine enthusiast so I'm biased but that doesn't make me blind to the health cost of tobacco or the ignorance of old politicians who can't read
studies on nicotine vapors.

Bottom line, they made a business decision and I guess we will all see the results soon enough.

Well most of you are kind of missing the OP's point here. YES it is the companies choice to not sell cigarettes for various reasons, unless things
like this get some opposition, soon your precious capitalistic freedoms will soon become "socialist" much like many policies of your historically
socialistic neighbours to the north Canada.

Our businesses were NOT given the choice to sell or not sell tobacco! They were told by LAW that they cannot sell. Yet, go into any major drugstore
chain and you'll see tonnes of unhealthy stuff being peddled. From junk food, diet pills, animal tested makeup, etc. etc...

If you want the U.S to tread near socialist waters, you're gov't is doing a great job!

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